THE New Party (www.newparty.co.uk) has been formed to give the people of Great Britain a sane, progressive and intelligent alternative to the existing parties that would now appear to consist almost entirely of career politicians painfully lacking in real-life experience.

We will use the run-up to the General Election to allow voters to compare a number of our radical and visionary policies to what is on offer from the established parties. The 2005 election will thus provide a test bed to establish whether or not the electorate has become sufficiently concerned about the future of their country to give serious consideration to ideas that challenge established thinking.

The New Party will announce three major policies each week over the election period along with sufficient background information to stimulate informed debate.

DR NIGEL KNIGHT,

The New Party, London.